Other states
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Oklahoma has small Indian casinos scattered all over the state. Many are just slot/bingo halls. More and more are adding poker. Right now all the poker rooms are in central or eastern Oklahoma. Currently there are no poker rooms West of El Reno, a suburb of Oklahoma City. There's one in the planning stages in Clinton, between Oklahoma City and Amarillo, but it's still just in the planning stages.
Some observations on Oklahoma poker from Poker Player Magazine
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Rural Oklahoma near Springfield, MO the next casino growth area in Oklahoma
- Buffalo Run is one of the larger casinos expanding in the area.
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The Central area of Oklahoma contains Oklahoma City, the major metropolitan area of the state.
- Concho (N. of El Reno) Lucky Star. It's a non-smoking room, but it's a small room, open to the rest of the casino with low ceilings and weak ventilation. So it's smokey.
Lucky Star also has a location in Clinton, in the Western part of the state.
It's a slots only location with poker planned for sometime in the future.
- Newcastle
- RiverWind Casino, Norman
- Blackjack Tournaments
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Registration: 7:30 PM
Tournament starts: 9:00 PM
$20 buy-in
$10 add on
- Firelake in Shawnee is just east of OKC. Smoking is allowed in the poker room.
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Tulsa is also a big poker market
The Tulsa area has 4 casinos.
- Creek Nation is near the heart of Tulsa, on the south side. It's a smaller room than Creek and spreads mostly 1/2 blind NL hold'em with a max buyin of $300.
- Cherokee Casino is the largest room in the Tulsa area. It's a well run room and spreads a wide variety of games. They give you about $1 an hour credit for food comps, which is enough to get a a bowl of chili or a sandwich. It's NorthEast of the city.
- Osage Casino (2 locations)
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There are two casinos with poker rooms along the Red River, just north of the DFW metro area. Winstar is right on the River, on I35 and Durant, a little east of I35 has a casino.
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